: having a brain of a specified kind
—used in combination
featherbrained
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American culture, society, and education broadly divides people into two separate intellectual camps from childhood: left brain thinkers adept at logic and math and right brained thinkers geared toward creativity.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk’s split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023
Many animals are known to engage in play—usually large-brained mammals (like humans) and birds.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
Such is the consequence of an ever-growing quantum of competitors attempting to play the game that Hallmark and Lifetime perfected with their own ridiculous, smooth-brained holiday cinema.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2022
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk’s split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023
Many animals are known to engage in play—usually large-brained mammals (like humans) and birds.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
Such is the consequence of an ever-growing quantum of competitors attempting to play the game that Hallmark and Lifetime perfected with their own ridiculous, smooth-brained holiday cinema.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2022
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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brained. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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